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Come join us here at the RDC JUG Town! Stanislas Matayo and the group in Kinshasa welcome you.
15 members Latest Activity: May 6, 2018 Ever wonder how Google Translate works? It's computational linguistics! Join us here and learn all about it and more. Jim White will be our guide.…
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Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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Google has launched SQL-native managed inference for 180,000+ Hugging Face models in BigQuery. The preview release collapses the ML lifecycle into a unified SQL interface, eliminating the need for separate Kubernetes or Vertex AI management. Key features include automated resource governance via endpoint_idle_ttl and secure identity-based execution using existing data warehouse permissions.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
Google has released TranslateGemma, a set of open translation models based on the Gemma 3 architecture, offering 4B, 12B, and 27B parameter variants designed to support machine translation across 55 languages and to run on platforms ranging from mobile and edge devices to consumer hardware and cloud accelerators.
By Daniel Dominguez
Traditional caching fails to stop "thundering herds" where multiple clients trigger the same work during a miss. This article proposes using Cloudflare Durable Objects to treat in-flight work and finished results as two states of one cache entry. By routing to a single owner, systems eliminate redundant tasks. This pattern replaces complex locks with simple promises, simplifying the system design.
By Gabor Koos
Amazon Web Services has announced that AWS Lambda now supports the creation of serverless applications using .NET 10. With this update, developers can use .NET 10 both as a managed runtime and as a container-based image when building and running Lambda functions.
By Almir Vuk
The HTML Invoker Commands API revolutionizes web interactivity by enabling developers to create button controls for popovers and dialogs without JavaScript. Supported across major browsers, it streamlines user experience and enhances page load speeds. This declarative approach fosters accessibility and empowers developers, marking a significant step towards reduced JavaScript dependencies.
By Daniel Curtis
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